Handling Vehicles from the Day They’re Born Until the Day They’re Crushed
Three leading companies have come together to form ACERTUS - a complete vehicle lifecycle services platform - making it easier than ever to optimize the supply chain in the fleet space.
California Without Gasoline-Burning Cars? Not Yet
A bill to ban the sale of internal-combustion cars by 2040 was introduced in the California Legislature last year, though it didn't get far.
The California New Car Dealers Association opposed the measure, saying the state lacked enough public charging stations to keep all those electrics on the road, that the bill didn't take into account the valuable role played by gas-electric hybrid vehicles and that it was too hard to mandate rules on vehicle sales more than 20 years in the future.
Already, California is the nation's leader in the sale of electric cars. The association says more than 500,000 are on the road.
Read the article at USA Today.
Faster and Smarter!
We like to keep up with the latest in fleet technology, thus thoroughly enjoyed Bernie Kavanagh’s astute piece: Faster and Smarter: The Next Generation in Mobility. WEX, by the way, is a co-presenter at the session: When the Car Becomes the Card at the Automotive CX Summit next month in Marina del Rey, California.
In Globally Speaking, we note that, as of 2015, the cost of the average crash to U.S. employers is $24,057. Considering that staggering number, the strong emphasis that fleets are putting on driver safety is well-placed.
Sadly, one disastrous occurrence that can propel that crash cost number skyward is a negligent entrustment lawsuit. Read SuperVision’s article The Risk of Overlooking Driver Safety and download their white paper to learn how you can protect your fleet.
FMW congratulates Art Liggio and the Driving Dynamics team for being honored by Training Industry as one of the top 20 health and safety training companies in North America!
Drive safety!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Sue Branston Named as Finalist in Everywoman Award in Transport and Logistics
Sue Branston, Country Head for Fleet Logistics UK and Ireland, has been named as one of the finalists in this year’s everywoman awards in transport and logistics.
The everywoman awards, now in their 12th year, recognize the efforts of woman within the transport and logistics sector in the UK. From freight and rail to retail and architecture, they showcase the range of opportunities that redefine an industry traditionally seen to offer only manual, male-dominated jobs.
Branston, who has over 30 years’ experience in the automotive and fleet sector with a number of leading national companies, said:” I’m absolutely thrilled and delighted to be shortlisted for these prestigious awards, which recognize the crucial roles that women play within modern business.”
How Mobility Can Create A More Inclusive, Sustainable And Prosperous Global Society
The future of mobility offers an enormous promise: that more people and goods will be able to move faster, safer, cheaper, and cleaner than today, with greater access and equity for all users.
This system can, in turn, enable communities that are more connected and thriving economically, culturally, and socially.
To realize the benefits that a new system of mobility can create will likely mean approaching these issues in radically new ways and with deep collaboration among citizens, communities, civic leaders, governments, and business.
Read the article at Forbes.
